Sura-40 [Al mumin mecca 60]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s version:

يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ...

40:39. "O my people!

This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience:

... وَإِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ هِيَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ ﴿٣٩﴾

it is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last.

C4412. Faith makes him see the contrast between vanities, even though they may glitter temporarily, and the eternal Good that is destined for man.

مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَى إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا...

40:40. "He that works evil will not be requited but by the like thereof:

... وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ...

and he that works a righteous deed -- whether man or woman -- and is a believer --

... فَأُوْلَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿٤٠﴾

such will enter the Garden (of Bliss):

therein will they have abundance without measure.

C4413. Cf. 2:212.

This sustenance will not only last. It will be a most liberal reward, far above any merits of the recipient.

Other versions:

40:39 "O my people! This worldly life is but a brief enjoyment, whereas, behold, the life to come is the home abiding.

(40:40) [There,] anyone who has done a bad deed will be requited with no more than the like thereof, whereas anyone, be it man or woman, who has done righteous deeds and is a believer withal - all such will enter paradise, wherein they shall be blest with good beyond all reckoning! 28